a path to citizenship and compromise. less than an hour. the president unveils his plan for immigration reform. but will congress go along with that plan? and a new lease on life for a soldier who lost all of his limbs in combat. we'll hear from him. welcome to news midday i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm keith russellton. right now, president obama is on his way to vegas where he'll unveil one most sweeping reforms in decades. the white house says it's

similar to the measure eight senators announced yesterday. there be a partisan plan would create a path to citizenship for undocumented workers which would require them to regular step of with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, submit to criminal background checks and learn english. >> we have been too content for tolong to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve our food, clean our homes and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. >> once again, president obama on his way to vegas. he'll unveil his immigration plan about an hour from now. do not miss it. you can see it live on nbcwashington.com. and today, we'll be watching capitol hill as the senate votes on whether to confirm john kerry as secretary of state. minutes ago the senate foreign relations committee voted to confirm the longtime massachusetts democrat. and everyone is expecting a similar result when the full senate votes later today.

barring any stunning development, he'll likely be confirmed and then resign from the senate. that resignation will be effective on friday which his current secretary of state hillary clinton's final day at the state department. and we have some breaks news just now. we just learned that yet another member of the president's cabinet is leaving. transportation secretary ray lahood said he will step down until a replacement can be found. he led initiatives to curb distracted driving and promote high-speed rail. taking a look outside right now. sun shining and it is warm. feels like april out there today. meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> it's january 29th. the record high for the day. 77, it's not going to get that hot. but it's certainly feeling springlike. we had a few sprinkles earlier

this morning. right now, just a few cloud, passing over the region. lots of sunshine through those high clouds and temperatures are warming up. all the way now into the mid-60s south of washington in fredericksburg. culpepper now up to 63 and it may climb several more degrees there. reagan national is at 54. much of prince george's, montgomery and fairfax counties into the mid-50s. and later this afternoon should be climbing into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. right now, camp springs is at 61 in prince george's county. montgomery county in the mid-50s. arlington, much of fairfax county and the rest of the northern virginia area, out towards loudon county and prince william county. we're going have the warmer weather continuing to move in until tomorrow. we'll have details on that. might even get strong storms. and a big change after that. all the details in a few

minutes, barbara. >> let's check the midday tracks. alexis davies this morning. >> there's an accident reported northbound 95 at maryland at route 32. it is on the off-ramp. the off-ramp is closed because of delays. ald the beltway, you're looking at a 17-minute drive as you drive from 95 to 70. still dealing with the water main break at little river turnpike. and another water main break, route 2 at north kings highway. back to you guys. >> thank you,

landover. prince george's county detectives say keith watson was shot on rangewood drive. investigators are looking for a black audi with maryland tags. 012524ce. if you have any information, call police. and school buses could have video cameras on to catch drivers speeding around them at stops. have we seen a lot of these cars driving around buses? >> you know, barbara, the one point or another, we've all seen it happen. the school bus turns its yellow

flashers on. prepares to come to a stop and the car blows right by disregarding the signal. here's in falls church, possibly before the end of this school year, blowing that signal could possibly cost you $250. >> reporter: it's a little after 8:00 a.m. and bus driver jenny atkins fires up her rig to start a route here in falls church, virginia. the stop lights are on and the swing arm is out and kids trickle their way up the steps to their seats as parents wave them off. traffic isn't heavy, but that's not always the case. >> just people are oblivious. they don't pay attention to the surroundings. they're preoccupied with their day. their phones. it's just jaw-drawing. >> reporter: in a 6-0 vote, the city council approved an ordinance that puts cameras on the outside of school buses. the cameras will be mounted in a way that drais blow the warning at stop signals. >> parents and people driving

around need to drive slowly. i'm all for it. >> reporter: the city council takes the violation serious to the tune of $250 if you're caught disregarding the signals. we caught up with councilmember david tarter taking his kids to school. >> it's a unanimous support here in the community. >> reporter: bus drivers follow guidelines to activate signals to avoid situations like this. we all remember the woman who drove on the sidewalk multiple times to pass a school bus. >> you activate your yellows, you get to that point, when you go to open your doors, your red lights activate. your stop arm comes out. your stop sigh deploys from the side of the bus. >> now, barbara, although that violation is $250. as you heard, the ticket does not carry any points. there will be a police officer that reviews all the videos and the tickets before they go out. as you heard in the package there, we spoke with a school spokesperson that said these cameras could be installed

before the end of the school year. that's the latest from falls church. i'm tony tull la. and right now, the county executive accused of misconduct including using his security detail for personal errands. the errands included driving him around to meet his mistress and keep tabs on political foes. if found guilty, he could be suspended from office and be eventually removed when he receives his sentence. also right now, jury deliberations continue tour a former culpepper police officer accused of murder. daniel harmon wright was accused of killing cook last february. harmon-wright who said that cook who was accused of trespassing on church property trapped her arm in his car window and he said she was trying to hurt him.

the jury got a late start this morning as one of the juror has a family emergency. also right now in baltimore, a modern medical miracle. a soldier who lost all four limbs can now touch and feel again. we'll bring you his story coming up. >> can't wait to hear that one. plus, a possible break in the search for a missed fighter jet off the italian coast. and opening up, the boy scouts are preparing to allow gay people to join and lead. plus, take a look at this. one of the wallendas is at it again. the daring feat he is attempting ri ♪

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♪ we have a developing story from overseas. the air force believes the wreckage of a missing fighter jet has been found. the f-16 went missing last night over the adriatic sea after taking off from aviano air base. italian rescue teals aided in the search effort and they recovered debris in the water. but there's no sign of the lone pilot that was aboard that

plane. the reports of oil in slick water may have led rescuers to that wreckage. another plane incident leaves at least 20 people dead. this one in kazakhstan. the sorry is this, the crash happened near the country's biggest city of al matty. there are no reports of survivors. in december, 27 died when a military plane went down. as early as next week, gay people could be allowed to join and serve as leaders in the boy scouts. this morning, the organization's decision to lift it's nationwide ban on gay people is getting a lot of reaction. quality advocates are praising the decision while some religious organizations say they're disappointed. if the texas-based organization does change its policy it will still allow local groups to enact their own bans. right now, check this out. sarasota, florida, high-wire walker nik wallenda is

attempting to walk over route 41. these are live pictures. he's walking between ringling boulevard and john ringling causeway. traffic has been stopped for this dynamic feat. wire is 180 feet in the air. unlike his famous jaunt above niagara falls. this time, he's not wearing a safety harness. let's stay on this picture for just one minute. how can this guy do this with just a bar? he has no safety netting. we've seen the wallendas in action before. we've actually seen some tragic accidents involves the wallendas. here is nik wallenda and he's doing what most would think is impossible. dramatic pictures from sarasota, florida. >> looks like the weather is nice down there for that walk. >> is it okay to look now? we're off the picture. >> the good thing, we didn't see below him in that shot. i wasn't as bothered by the picture.

>> i was butheothered. it's kind of like forecasting the weather. walking the high wire every day. good morning, we're starting off this morning with a warming trend that occurred beginning yesterday evening when this photo was sent in by one of our nbc4 viewers of a beautiful sunset. and we did get some breaks in the clouds late yesterday afternoon. post your pics to weather@nbcwashington.com. we had sunrise in the skies. this was sent in by wendy, we do appreciate your photos. there's the sky over washington right now. there's the washington monument, jefferson memorial. right now, reagan national is up to 54 degrees. that's 10 degrees warmer than the average high this time of year. got a light, subtly breeze off the water right now. in prince george's county upper 50s to almost 60 degrees. much of the montgomery in the mid-50s. arlington upper 50s to mid-60s.

could climb a few degrees for highs later this afternoon. we do have clouds beginning to move from the west. and that's going to shut down some of the heating as we move this in. so temperatures might not rise much more. these are actual haighs we may see. cooling down to mid-50s after it peaks in mid and up 60s in fredericksburg. temperatures by sunset in the mid-50s. going forward by 7:30 tomorrow morning, we'll have a lot of clouds around, wind shifting in the south that's going to draw in much warmer air. then by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, this area in yellow, orange, these are pockets of moderate to heavy rain moving in ahead of a front that's going to be moving on through with a line of perhaps strong thunderstorms sweeping through between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the metro area. some of those storms could have lightning and thunder with them.

a slight risk of damaging winds. but the main thing is going to be producing quick, heavy rain and it's going to be moving off and drying out after midnight, we'll see the last of the rain moving on through. how much rain? well, it does look like up to an inch around the metro area. maybe a little more farther south and west. parts of montgomery county, frederick county who get heavier amounts. hour by hour, by 2:00 p.m. still in the mid0s metro area. but 60 degrees metro area for 2, 3:00 o'clock. with clouds moving in. then a surge in temperatures tomorrow. here's the temperature scale. soaring to near 70 tomorrow afternoon. then the big plunge in the roller coaster all the way down to the 30s by late on thursday. so big change is on the way. we'll have that possibility of those storms moving in tomorrow afternoon and evening and then

clearing up. 40s in the morning on thursday. down to the 30s after sunset. but 20s by dawn on friday. friday afternoon, mid and upper 30s could get flurries. here's say look at your weekend. looks like it's going to be cold in the morning. late flurries late saturday night early sunday morning. and maybe a bit warmer on monday. that is your storm team 4 seven-day outlook. >> tom, thank you. let's get another check on the traffic out there to see how things are moving. >> alexis, what can you tell justice. >> we still have an accident, northbound 95 off route 32. that is shut down. traveling around the beltway, no major delays cause see from the map traveling northbound in virginia looking good. we've got a 13-minute drive as you're heading from prince william parkway to the belt lane. and we still have that water main break.

little river turnpike at willow run drive. eastbound lane blocked there. it's 18 minutes after 11:00, still ahead on news4 midday, saved by the door, a s.w.a.t. team's harrowing story of survival. plus, she has received the nation's top honor from the boys and girls club. today, a young lady tells us what she discussed with president obama the state of young people in america. [ male announcer ] when your business is powered by verizon,

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>> announcer: you're watching news4 midday. the turnout of young voters helped get president elected to a second term but there are concerns among our nation's kung people that their voices are just not being heard. the boys and girls club recently had a state of the youth survey that found only 10% of teens are confident america's leaders will address issues that pertain to

them. joining us now, trey dudley, the boys and girls club youth of the year. first of all, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you're coming from the university of arkansas. i'll get to that in a minute. but how did you get that award? >> well, it started out by me getting nominated by one of my mentors at boys and girls club. you have to write ten essays and then give a speech. i did it at state, regionals and nationals. >> that is to say, you are completely wl spoken, well spoken enough to get an invite to the white house. you met with the president yesterday. >> i did. >> how cool was that? >> it was absolutely amazing. you see him on tv, you see him do so many speeches and stuff. he opened the door to the oval office -- >> you were in the oval office? >> i was. >> i'm so jealous. so what did you discuss with him? >> i had a chance to ask him a few questions. i personally asked him what the

hardest part of his job was. he said, pretty much everything because if it wasn't hard, it would never make it to his desk. someone else asked him if he thought he'd be president. he had other dreams, he wants to be in the nba. that didn't work out. >> so did have the miami heat at the white house? >> exactly. >> what he talked about, and what you talked about, what problems for youth did that pose? >> we did a survey of 1,000 teens. they found the top two issues that they were worried about, how they were going to find a job or afford college after high school. as well as, you know, the violence that's going on among young people. >> so you got a scholarship to the university of arkansas. and i've been told that if you didn't get that scholarship, you might have struggled to get to college? >> definitely. thanks to boys and girls club and the national sponsor and the

susan glenn foundation i was able to afford college. so i'm going to college pretty much for free. >> hopefully. majoring in business administration. what would you encourage other young people to do, in terms of getting that education that we know is vital to success today? >> well, just go for it. like you said, it's vital for today. you can barely get a job with just having a college degree. really look for those resources that can help you make it to college. i know not everyone is fortunate to be able to afford college on their own. there are resources out there. i was talking to someone out there there's scholarships if you're left-handed. there's resources out there to get you to be able to afford college. you just have to find people like boys and girls clubs that can help you get those. >> trey, quickly, you're talking about scholarships everywhere. tell people the interesting story where your scholarship came from. it's not the from the university of arkansas.

>> boys and girls club sponsor is tupperware brands. he and his wife have a foundation that they put together. part of it came from tupperware. >> obviously, you're going to use tupperware to wrap up your food for the rest of your life? >> exactly. >> trey dudley, university of arkansas freshman. the school's nickname, the razorbacks, obviously you're a sharp young lady. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. coming up in the next half hour, live pictures here of a soldier who lost all four limbs in iraq but this morning, good news that has given him a new lease on life. plus, we get you ready for the big easy with some smooth jazz. and nbc4 meteorologist tom kierein is back with the latest on the

right now, president obama is in las vegas, in about half an hour, the commander in chief will unveil a major proposal to change immigration laws in america. the white house says the plan is similar to the bipartisan measure eight senators announced

yesterday. we'll have coverage of president obama's speech live on nbcwashington.com. and right now, this is a live look at a press conference that's happening at this moment. it's an update on a soldier who recently underwent a double arm transplant at johns hopkins university in baltimore. it was a major surgery for that soldier, brendon morocco, he lost all four limbs. melissa mollet joins us with a closer look. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. brendon lost all four limbs in a roadside blast in 2009. he spent several years at walter reed. now one month after a double arm transplant, he's talking about this ordeal. this is the first time he's season publicly. take a listen. >> now i can move my elbow. this is my elbow, the one i had before. i can rotate a little bit.

>> the 26-year-old underwent the 13-hour surgery back on december 18th. he's the first service member from the wars in iraq and afghanistan to survive the loss of all four limbs. he's also the first to receive a double arm transplant. he also received bone marrow from the same donor who supplied his arms that would help rejection. 16 surgeons reversed the procedure multiple times to make things go as smooth as possible. >> it's given me a lot of hope for the future. i feel like i'm getting a second chance to start over after i got hurt. so i'm just excited. excited for the future and see where i can go with it. >> brendan is pretty active on twitter posting photos of his recovery. still doctors say it could take years to know fully how he use these two arms. that's because they say nerves regenerate so slowly. he expects to be at hopkins for the next few months and faces more rehab at walter reed.

we'll hear more on tonight on news4. what a great guy. >> incredible, amazing. we just did a story not too long about a full face transplant that happened in baltimore as well. thanks for that story. in other news, more funerals are under way for over 200 people killed in a nightclub fire. people are putting flowers and other memorials out the nightclub kiss in santa maria. there's an investigation into what went rung. 233 people, mostly college students died sunday when pyrotechnics sparked a huge fire. the club had very few fire extinguisher and only one exit. four people are under arrest. so far, no charges have been filed. >> the deadly fire in brazil has once again put the spotlight in safety in nightclubs everywhere. we spoke to several fire departments in our region who tell us they do regular safety

checks, making sure there are lit exit signs and working pull-down fire alarms, as well as smoke detectors and sprinklers, and a second exit that's accessible. also, most jurisdictions do not allow pyrotechnics. a prince george's s.w.a.t. team officer said a steel door might have saved his life and he's only telling his story to us at news4. the officer whose name we are not releasing was look for a drug suspect. they had to use a battering ram to get down the heavy door. while they were doing that, the suspect opened fire. >> you have to use your tactics and put your training into place and hope that today is not your number. >> you hear how dangerous police work is every day. but when you look at that door you see a very real and frightening example of just how dangerous their work is. >> police say they found drugs, weapons and hundreds of rounds

of ammunition in the apartment. the suspect, jeremiah pearson, is now charged with attempted murder. new this morning, we're learning that d.c. is in great financial shape. mayer vincent gray will announce the $400 million surplus later today. you can thank d.c.'s growing population for generating extra tax money. it's booming commercial real estate market is also a factor. government agencies may not see much of that extra money. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go to the city's reserve fund. tonight, you can help weigh in on what colors d.c.'s taxicab should be. the d.c.'s tax cab uniform commission color panel is holding a meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. there are nine different color schemes they're considering for d.c.'s 6,000 taxis. the panel will make a decision sometime in february. sea foam continues to take over australia's coast. a tropical cyclone is whipping up the sea in new south wales.

the result, beaches conferred in a big frothy mess as you can see. the foam first appeared yesterday. in some areas it's more than ten feet deep. officials say they don't expect that to stick around much longer. a lot of folks probably happy has been that. tom kierein with the forecast, tom? >> we've got a touch of april in january on this tuesday approaching noon time. we've got some high clouds that are drifting over in the storm team for the weather deck. if feels great but still a chill in the area. you need at least one outer layer to stay comfortable. then another couple of hours, you'll be happy to shed that. there's the sky in north washington. up to midwest, up to 60 degrees. reagan national airport, temperatures there at 54. if you missed it there was the sunrise at reagan national airport, the harbinger of a beautiful day and that's what it turned out to be. as we look at temperatures around the metro area, right now, prince george's county is near 60 degrees.

arlington, fairfax also near 60. much of montgomery county mid and upper 50s. much of central, north-central virginia mid-60s. but we do have cloudness moving in from the west as a few morning sprinkles south of us equating that little rainbow. and cloudy in the west going to stop the temperatures from soaring much higher. we'll have it, though, into the 60s to near 70 tomorrow afternoon. and late afternoon into the evening is when we could get some showers. maybe even some thunderstorms coming through with brief heavy downpours associated with that. maybe brief gusty winds. and strong gusty winds. colder weather moves into thursday into the weekend. flurries from and again saturday night. that is the way it looks. back to you. >> thank you, tom. showers wednesday could mean slick roads. meantime, what's going on with the roads right now, alexis davies what can you tell us? >> we're dealing with that accident nosh 95, at route 32.

route 32 is closed doo to multiple vehicles closed. also getting reports of out bound new york avenue closed. taking a live look at 66, fairfax county parkway, no delays there. keith. >> thanks, alexis. your next trip on the intercounty connector could be a faster one. if a plan to increase the speed limit gets the green light, darcy spencer telling us how high it can go. so how high can go, how can you sound off whether this proposal, whether you think it's a good idea. that's something we all want to hear. if you're driving on the icy c, you've got to keep your speed down to 55, but soon, you might be able to put the pedal to the metal, all the way up to 70 miles per hour. the house of delegates bill

would raise the maximum speed on interstates and expressways in maryland from 65 to 70. right now, the speed limit on the wide open icy c toll road is 55. some say that's too low. >> everybody picks a lane, it's 45, 50, 55 miles an hour. >> too slow? >> too slow. >> reporter: and there's talk of lowering the icc tolls to address the complaints that the charge is too high. the speed limit, too low. so lots of drivers are getting tickets. >> i actually think that's a really good idea. i feel like you pay to use that road and there's always a lot of police officers out there. you really have to watch your speed limit so i hope you get places a lot quicker. >> reporter: but a competing bill in the senate may put the brakes on a proposal. that bill may boost the icc limit to just 60 miles per hour. transportation officials say that's the speed the road was designed to safely handle. so if you can't drive 55 then consider driving to annapolis

and testifying. there are two hearings scheduled on these bills, february 5th and 7th. driving along the icc in montgomery county, darcy spencer. >> well, the super bowl is just five days away now. this morning, a popular local band is here in the studio to get us into the new orleans frame of mind. thomas hew is a member of the famous street jazz band. tell us how you're getting ready for the super bowl? >> well, my band consists of myself, carter russell, arthur cobb on the drums. we're inspired by the greater youth street neighborhoods from 1900s to 1960s. the residence didn't let the circumstances prevent them from achieving on the world class accomplishments in a variety of fields including music. >> among your music, among the things you play, you've got that

new orleans sound. show us what you're going to play. >> we're going to play a miles davis composition 4. we're here at news4, so we thought we'd play that. >> go for it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> whoo, the greater youth street. fantastic. did you bring the beignets and gumbo? >> yeah, we got it. >> so you all have other jobs

when you're not playing? >> yeah, we do. we do. >> i see. >> all right. >> where can we find out? >> we're playing at the el golfo restaurant in silver spring. you can check us out online. we're releasing a record in the next couple of weeks called "ball and the jack." >> "ball and the jack" thank you for coming. we're dancing in the studio. 11:42, still ahead, the ipad got a lot bigger. the big change that apple announced. plus, the cold dry air may have your skin

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new this morning, the ipad gets a lot bigger. apple announced it will soon offer its fourth generation ipda. with 128 gigabits, twice the

storage pace. will it will cost $800. the cellular version blocked in at $940. they will be available next tuesday. there are also ideas that apple will unveil new changes later this year. it's been three months to the day since thousands were forced out of their homes by superstorm sandy. and after a long bout in limbo, federal aid for those affected is finally on the way. the senate cleared the bill 62-42 on monday. president obama sent praises to congress for passing the $50 billion emergency relief major. the major is aimed primarily at helping areas with businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild. sandy hit the area in october and is blamed for deaths and billions of damage in price damages. let's check in with hampton pearson. he joins us with that and the

rest of the headlines. >> good morning. all of that is scriis contributa mixed bag. the dow is up 58 points.nasdaq is down one, s&p is up 5 points. home prices accelerated in november compared to a year ago. rising sale and higher supply of homes pushing prices up 0.6% according to standard and poors index. the prices picked up 5.5 since last year. when the housing downturn began. on the flip side, consumer confidence fell this month to its lowest level in more than a year. less take home pay because of southeastern security taxes making consumers pessimistic about their financial situation and the overall economic outlook. that's according to the conference board. the index dropped from 58.6 in

january down to 56.6 in december. the city of detroit is on the brink of bankruptcy. it's facing $121 million deficit this fiscal year. it could run out of cash in a matter of months and perhaps be forced into the largest municipal bankruptcy file thanksgiving u.s. history. on a lighter note, hostess continues to make sweet deals as its being broken up. the maker of little debbie is the little bidder for its drakes cages. mcphee foods offering $27.5 million in cash for the cake cash which indude devil dogs, yodels and the fate of hostess cakes still being brought to the bidders. keith, time to get your bid in. >> i love devil dogs. i mean, i love them. we're getting a little break from them today, but that cold, dry weather we have this time of year can wreak havoc on your

skin but it can be painful for those who suffer from eczema. dr. cheryl burgess joins this morning. good morning. what's the difference between dry skin and eczema? >> well, not everyone has eczema, but certainly those with eczema have dry skin. >> what's the difference? >> the difference is, it starts out looking dry, but it is due to inherent allergies that we see that some people are born with it. so you see it in infancy. >> do you see it on the backs of legs? on the neck? >> yeah, or you could never not ever have it. and in adulthood here you start developing eczema. >> does it spread on the skin? >> you do not spread it by scratching on it but that's the most common question people ask. if i itch this area and touch this area does it spread? no, it doesn't spread. your body is reacting internally to something that you're highly sensitive to or possibly

allergic to. so it could be foods. it can be environmental like dust, dust mites and pollen and grasses and things like that. >> but it's worse when it's cold? >> it's worse when it's cold in a lot of people because they also have dry skin. so there's a number of things we recommend for patients with eczema to help keep it under control especially in dry cold winter. >> tell us what those ipg hathi are. >> first of all, there's a myth that you shouldn't bathe every day. what we recommend you keep the temperature more lukewarm than hot. the hotter the shower is, the bath is, the more people will dry out and the more subsequent itching they will have. >> that's true for both eczema and dry skin? >> yes. so there are some products, i brought some samples that are what we call soapless cleansers. you want to favor soapless cleansers, something like dove, aveeno has oatmeal that's in the

preparation of the cleanser and the lotion. and you can use those and they're soothing at the same time. and moisturizing. most important, they're lubricating the skin. >> and what about after the bath? should you oil up? >> yes. within five minutes. i tell all my patients you want to moisturize within five minutes of drying off. really, longer than that is too late. you want the preparation to about sore in the top layer of the skin. and it's most absorbing when the skin is most moist. >> and this is true for both dry skin and for eczema? >> yeah, any one. that's the best time to use it. >> so can you get rid of eczema? can you get rid of eczema or treat it? >> well, some people outgrow it. they say, you know, i had eczema in childhood or infant. it's not uncommon in children eating foods around

6-month-olds. and you hear them say, well, my mother i was an instant -- >> should you be allergy tested to find out when you get it and when you don't? if you're allergic to bananas or pollen? >> if it affects the quality of life, i think one may, but you need uninvolved skin or clear skin to do it. so sometimes that's difficult for someone who's itching all over or broken out with the rash all over. so the skin has to be in the up most healthy condition. and a lot of times they find they're allergic to many things so sometimes, it's disappointing. >> so the creams are the best thing to do to get us through this time of year. >> and topical steroids as well. >> dr. burgess, thank you so much. it is 11:52, coming up, a super bowl ad already has people talking this morning. but it's not the publicity the company was looking for.

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we have breaking news here in the district. we've got reports that as many as 11 people, including children are injured in an accident on new york avenue. it happened just about 30 minutes ago near the intersection of brentwood parkway. police believe four cars were involved in what started as a rear end wreck. a bus is on the way to transport patients to a nearby hospital. we'll get more information to you as it comes into us. tonight might be the second biggest day of super bowl behind the national game. we're talking about super bowl media day. almost every place around the world sent at least one reporter to the media. players salsa danced. wore goofy hats to the interviews. dan is down there somewhere. i promise you.

powerful, that p on his chest is powerful sports coverage from our own dan. he'll have more on media day. we're starting to get a glimpse of the commercials on super bowl sunday. one ad is caution controversy. let's take a look at it. >> i hate mondays. >> yeah, they're the worst. >> no worries, mon, everything will be all right. yeah, mon. >> would you call this volkswagen commercial humorist or racist? critics say it's inappropriate to see a white man talking joyfully in a jamaican accent. one "the new york times" columnists called it black face. jim hanley joins us live in the newsroom. jim, what do you have? >> keith, we got a busy afternoon coming up first at 4:00. first on that latest involve

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